SIL_logo
KITlogo_1c_englisch_inverted.jpg.png

Labs of the Student Innovation Lab.

In your lab you can develop, test, and optimize your prototype and turn your idea into a real product.

LAB OVERVIEW

You can choose five different labs to bring your idea to life. Each lab offers its own technology toolbox, which is exclusively accessible to the students of the respective lab.

AUTOMATION LAB
Lab Insights
From digital twins to multi‑agent robotics, students prototype and validate automation solutions using real and simulated systems. You’ll learn robot control, perception and orchestration while testing ideas on industrial hardware.
Quick Facts
  • Institute: Institute of Control Systems (Institut für Regelungs- und Steuerungssysteme, IRS)
  • Supervisor: Xavier Bustamante
  • Team capacity: 1 team with 3–4 students
Previous slide
Next slide
INDUSTRY 4.0 LAB
Lab Insights
Welcome to the Industry 4.0 Innovation Lab (I4IL)! The lab offers a hands-on opportunity to build and test your own projects, providing access to a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge hardware. You are equipped with tools like the Festo Robotino mobile robot, Intel RealSense depth cameras, a variety of sensors, and development boards like Raspberry Pi and Arduino, with the "Learning Factory" production environment available if you need a realistic testbed for your applications.
Quick Facts
  • Institute: Communications Engineering Lab (Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, CEL)
  • Supervisor: Enes Köktas
  • Team capacity: 2 teams with 3 students each
Previous slide
Next slide
INTERCONNECTED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS LAB
Lab Insights
Explores intelligent robotics and AI to create better ways of living. We focus on innovations from intelligent care systems to immersive smart housing, giving you the opportunity to create technologies that redefine how we live, work, and care. With state-of-the-art technologies and hands-on resources, IISL helps you turn your ideas into impactful real-world solutions.
Quick Facts
  • Institute: Institute for Information Processing Technology (Institut für Technik der Informationsverarbeitung, ITIV)
  • Supervisor: Chu Anqi
  • Team capacity: 2 teams with 4–5 students
Previous slide
Next slide
COMPUTER VISION FOR HEALTH
Innovative camera-based applications for medicine and healthcare.
COMPUTER VISION FOR HEALTH
Innovative camera-based applications for medicine and healthcare.
COMPUTER VISION FOR HEALTH
Innovative camera-based applications for medicine and healthcare.
CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS LAB
Lab Insights
We develop conductive materials for printed electronics and solar cell interconnection. We fine-tune the flow and drying properties of our pastes to achieve optimal results in applications such as screen printing, dispensing, 3D printing, and wire coating. We then evaluate mechanical properties such as strength and adhesion, as well as electrical parameters including conductivity and contact resistance.
Quick Facts
  • Institute: Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics (Institut für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik und Mechanik, MVM)
  • Supervisor: Ailinger Max
  • Team capacity: 1 team with 4–5 students
Previous slide
Next slide

LAB EQUIPMENT & FEATURES.

The specific lab equipment will be supplemented by general equipment (standard mechanical/electrical tools), access to workshops of the participating institutes, incl. Maker Space Zeiss, and an exclusive co-working space above the roofs of Karlsruhe. A place to turn your idea into reality.

CO-WORKING SPACE

The Student Innovation Lab offers a dedicated co-working & creative space, which is exclusively accessible to participants. The space is centrally located on the 6th floor above the roofs of the Kronenplatz in Karlsruhe.

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS

Participants of the Student Innovation Lab have additional access to the workshops of the participating institutes (incl. Maker Space Zeiss), which offer wide-ranging opportunities, such as 3D printing or laser cutting.

EXTENSIVE LAB EQUIPMENT

Every student get access to a extensive lab equipment, including the specific equipment of the labs and general equipment (standard mechanical & electrical tools) to test and improve your product.

3D PRINTING
ELECTRONIC WORKSHOP
LOCATED ABOVE KARLSRUHE
CREATIVE SPACE
COMPREHENSIVE LAB EQUIPMENT

READY TO DEVELOP YOUR PROTOTYPE IN OUR LABS?

Make sure to apply to the next round of the Student Innovation Lab starting in winter term 2025/26! Application process starts from 1st September 2025!

LEGAL